The Dumbening Begins in the Pre-Finale Episode of The Flash

It may have taken The Flash almost a full season, but they finally managed to make a decent villain out of The Thinker. It would have been nice to know why we should have been scared of him since the beginning, but at least they made it before the finale. And with Harry Wells’ sad loss of intelligence, we know exactly what the stakes are. It really feels like, against all odds, The Flash has set us up for a great final battle. You know, once we get to it next week. Here, The Thinker shows us exactly why he should be feared in the episode’s opening moments. We see John Diggle from Arrow approach the ARGUS facility where Fallout is being held. It quickly becomes very obvious that this is not John Diggle. I will say though, David Ramsey does an excellent job of mimicking Neil Sandilands’ speech patterns in this scene. It’s a shockingly perfect impression. Soon, it’s obvious to everybody that this is The Thinker using Elongated Man’s shape-shifting powers. He kills the guards outside the facility, and heads on in. The Flash doesn’t usually give us a hallway fight scene like this. They’re usually reserved for the Marvel Netflix shows. After watching this, maybe they shouldn’t be. It’s a fantastic scene. DeVoe uses every one of the powers he collected to take out the guards. It’s brutal, well-choreographed, and I never wanted it to end. Grant Gustin as Barry Allen and David Ramsey as John Diggle (Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW) The Flash might have started the… [Read full story]